REVISION AND PRACTICE
CONCEPT CHECK | ROLES AT A GLANCE
| Role | Main contribution | Typical question |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | Understand market needs and communicate offerings | Who needs this and why? |
| Product manager | Balance business, technology, and UX | What should we build? |
| Designer | Create and test usable interactions | How will people use it? |
| Software engineer | Implement and integrate working software | How should it work technically? |
| Engineering/project coordination | Organize and prioritize work, coordinate teams, resolve interpersonal conflict | How do teams deliver together? |
| Sales | Reach customers and relay their feedback | What do customers ask for? |
| Customer support | Help users and escalate complex issues | What is going wrong for users? |
| Data scientist | Learn patterns from data | What can usage data tell us? |
| Ethics/policy specialist | Address policy, privacy, licensing, responsible use | What rules and risks matter? |